Add an animal

Add an animal

You can easily add and view animals in any client record. To add an animal, click the Add animal button.

Vetocare opens the redesigned animal form; you can read about what has changed at the end of this article. Then select the species of the animal you want to add (or add a new species) and enter the animal’s other details. Only the name and species are required; you can add or change the other details later.

Once you save, you’ll be taken to the record you created. The record contains all the information about the animal, such as its basic details, reports, and notes.

The redesigned animal form

The form keeps the fields you use every day at the top. You can access less frequently used details with the + or in an expandable section. One-time actions for the animal are in the Actions menu next to Save, and you can also manage the animal’s photo in the form.

If the species already exists, select it from the list: Vetocare selects an existing species instead of creating a new one, even if the name is written or spelled differently. See Managing species for information about managing species.

Enter the date of birth in the date field; in Entering an animal’s date of birth, you can read how to calculate a date from an estimated age.